The Board of Education of Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia, Minnesota, met in a regular school board meeting in the elementary building room #162. The meeting was called to order by Chair Mike Peterson at 5:30 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. The school board members present were Derek Adamson, Julie Augedahl, Tim Gunn, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Mike Peterson, Spencer Yohe, and student school board representative Addison Fruechte. Also present were Craig Ihrke, John Wahlstrom, Barb Meyer, Karen Schiltz, Kaitlyn Longhauser, Greg Hoscheit, and Carl Fruechte. Absent were Nathan Boler and Samantha Peters.
Moved by Derek Adamson, seconded by Spencer Yohe to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. The resolution accepting donations was moved by Mike Peterson, seconded by Tim Gunn. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Whereupon, said Resolution was declared duly adopted. Moved by Derek Adamson, seconded by Spencer Yohe to approve the following consent agenda items: Approval of December 16, 2024, regular board meeting minutes and January 6, 2025, organizational board meeting minutes; approve the electronic transfers and bills due and payable amounting to $839,274.92 along with electronic transfers from MSDLAF to Merchants Bank in the amount of $800,000.00; accept the resignation of Tim Gunn as our school board member effective at the closing of the January 21, 2025, regular school board meeting with thanks for his service and dedication for the past two years serving our district; and approval of the Long-Term Facility Maintenance Ten Year Revenue and Expenditure Plan as presented. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Moved by Mike Peterson, seconded by Leigh King to table the 2025-2026 school calendar until the regular school board meeting in February. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Moved by Leigh King, seconded by Spencer Yohe to rescind the following action taken at the January 6, 2025, organizational school board meeting: to authorize the superintendent, elementary principal, MSHS principal, and the school board chair as the staff that can contact legal counsel and that the school board chair and school board vice chair will be cc’d on all communications with the lawyer and to replace it with the following motion: To authorize the superintendent, elementary principal, MSHS principal, and the school board chair as the staff that can contact legal counsel. The school board chair and school board vice chair will be cc’d on emails or verbally briefed on phone communications with the lawyer if the matter may require board action or could give rise to threatened or pending litigation or on a case-by-case basis. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Moved by Tim Gunn, seconded by Melissa Marschall to adjourn the meeting at 7:32 p.m. Motion carried by a unanimous vote.
These minutes are only a summary and complete minutes are available at the school district office or on the school district website at www.cps.k12.mn.us
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